Full Ricoh Theta S Metadata for a totally black image with another image using same settings to compare

I took an image with the protective sleeve on the Theta S and pulled the metadata to compare it with a more normal image to try to figure out what some of the tags were. Is this any help to anyone? @Svendus can you make heads or tails of all this?

Bob

Camera Options Setting for both images:

{‘aperture’: 2.0, ‘apertureSupport’: [2.0]}
{‘captureIntervalSupport’: {‘minInterval’: 8, ‘maxInterval’: 3600}, ‘captureInterval’: 8}
{‘captureMode’: ‘image’, ‘captureModeSupport’: [‘image’, ‘interval’, ‘video’]}
{‘captureNumber’: 0, ‘captureNumberSupport’: {‘maxNumber’: 9999, ‘minNumber’: 2, ‘_limitless’: 0}}
{’_colorTemperature’: 5000, ‘_colorTemperatureSupport’: {‘maxTemperature’: 10000, ‘minTemperature’: 2500, ‘stepSize’: 100}}
{’_compositeShootingOutputInterval’: 0, ‘_compositeShootingOutputIntervalSupport’: {‘minInterval’: 0, ‘stepSize’: 60, ‘maxInterval’: 600}}
{’_compositeShootingTime’: 86400, ‘_compositeShootingTimeSupport’: {‘minTime’: 600, ‘maxTime’: 86400, ‘stepSize’: 600}}
{‘exposureCompensationSupport’: [-2.0, -1.7, -1.3, -1.0, -0.7, -0.3, 0.0, 0.3, 0.7, 1.0, 1.3, 1.7, 2.0], ‘exposureCompensation’: 0.0}
{‘exposureDelaySupport’: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], ‘exposureDelay’: 0}
{‘exposureProgram’: 2, ‘exposureProgramSupport’: [1, 2, 4, 9]}
{‘fileFormatSupport’: [{‘width’: 5376, ‘type’: ‘jpeg’, ‘height’: 2688}, {‘width’: 2048, ‘type’: ‘jpeg’, ‘height’: 1024}], ‘fileFormat’: {‘width’: 5376, ‘type’: ‘jpeg’, ‘height’: 2688}}
{’_filterSupport’: [‘off’, ‘DR Comp’, ‘Noise Reduction’, ‘hdr’], ‘_filter’: ‘off’}
{’_HDMIreso’: ‘Auto’, ‘_HDMIresoSupport’: [‘Auto’, ‘L’, ‘M’, ‘S’]}
{‘iso’: 0, ‘isoSupport’: [0]}
{‘offDelay’: 65535, ‘offDelaySupport’: [480, 600, 720, 65535]}
{‘previewFormat’: {‘width’: 640, ‘height’: 320, ‘framerate’: 10}, ‘previewFormatSupport’: [{‘width’: 640, ‘height’: 320, ‘framerate’: 10}]}
{‘shutterSpeedSupport’: [0], ‘shutterSpeed’: 0}
{’_shutterVolume’: 0, ‘_shutterVolumeSupport’: {‘maxShutterVolume’: 100, ‘minShutterVolume’: 0}}
{‘sleepDelay’: 65535, ‘sleepDelaySupport’: [180, 300, 420, 65535]}
{‘whiteBalance’: ‘auto’, ‘whiteBalanceSupport’: [‘auto’, ‘daylight’, ‘shade’, ‘cloudy-daylight’, ‘incandescent’, ‘_warmWhiteFluorescent’, ‘_dayLightFluorescent’, ‘_dayWhiteFluorescent’, ‘fluorescent’, ‘_bulbFluorescent’, ‘_colorTemperature’]}

Metadata for above image:

ExifToolVersion : 9.74
FileName : R0022672.JPG
Directory : /var/www/html/ThetaS-Pics
FileSize : 3.8 MB
FileModifyDate : 2017:06:16 11:39:04-07:00
FileAccessDate : 2017:06:16 11:39:04-07:00
FileInodeChangeDate : 2017:06:16 11:39:04-07:00
FilePermissions : rw-r–r–
FileType : JPEG
MIMEType : image/jpeg
ExifByteOrder : Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
ImageDescription :
Make : RICOH
Model : RICOH THETA S
Orientation : Horizontal (normal)
XResolution : 72
YResolution : 72
ResolutionUnit : inches
Software : RICOH THETA S Ver 1.82
ModifyDate : 2017:06:16 11:39:23
YCbCrPositioning : Co-sited
Copyright :
ExposureTime : 1/8
FNumber : 2.0
ISO : 1600
SensitivityType : Standard Output Sensitivity
ExifVersion : 0230
DateTimeOriginal : 2017:06:16 11:39:23
CreateDate : 2017:06:16 11:39:23
ComponentsConfiguration : Y, Cb, Cr, -
CompressedBitsPerPixel : 3.2
ApertureValue : 2.0
BrightnessValue : -5.8
ExposureCompensation : 0
MaxApertureValue : 2.0
MeteringMode : Multi-segment
LightSource : Unknown
Flash : No Flash
FocalLength : 1.3 mm
MakerNoteType : Rdc
FirmwareVersion : 1.82
SerialNumber : (00000000)00268969
RecordingFormat : JPEG
Accelerometer : 0 -90
Compass : 45
ExposureProgram : Auto
WhiteBalance : Auto
UserComment :
FlashpixVersion : 0100
ColorSpace : sRGB
ExifImageWidth : 5376
ExifImageHeight : 2688
InteropIndex : R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB)
InteropVersion : 0100
ExposureMode : Auto
SceneCaptureType : Standard
Sharpness : Normal
GPSVersionID : 2.3.0.0
GPSImgDirectionRef : True North
GPSImgDirection : 45
Compression : JPEG (old-style)
ThumbnailOffset : 58496
ThumbnailLength : 3390
XMPToolkit : RICOH THETA S Ver1.82
ProjectionType : equirectangular
UsePanoramaViewer : True
CroppedAreaImageWidthPixels : 5376
CroppedAreaImageHeightPixels : 2688
FullPanoWidthPixels : 5376
FullPanoHeightPixels : 2688
CroppedAreaLeftPixels : 0
CroppedAreaTopPixels : 0
PoseHeadingDegrees : 45.0
PosePitchDegrees : -90.0
PoseRollDegrees : 0.0
ImageWidth : 5376
ImageHeight : 2688
EncodingProcess : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
BitsPerSample : 8
ColorComponents : 3
YCbCrSubSampling : YCbCr4:2:2 (2 1)
Aperture : 2.0
ImageSize : 5376x2688
RicohPitch : -90
RicohRoll : 0
ShutterSpeed : 1/8
ThumbnailImage : (Binary data 3390 bytes, use -b option to extract)
FocalLength35efl : 1.3 mm
LightValue : 1.0

Metadata for second image:

ExifToolVersion : 9.74
FileName : R0022671.JPG
Directory : /var/www/html/ThetaS-Pics
FileSize : 652 kB
FileModifyDate : 2017:06:13 15:20:59-07:00
FileAccessDate : 2017:06:16 06:18:59-07:00
FileInodeChangeDate : 2017:06:13 15:20:59-07:00
FilePermissions : rw-r–r–
FileType : JPEG
MIMEType : image/jpeg
ExifByteOrder : Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
ImageDescription :
Make : RICOH
Model : RICOH THETA S
Orientation : Horizontal (normal)
XResolution : 72
YResolution : 72
ResolutionUnit : inches
Software : RICOH THETA S Ver 1.82
ModifyDate : 2017:06:13 15:21:19
YCbCrPositioning : Co-sited
Copyright :
ExposureTime : 1/3000
FNumber : 2.0
ISO : 100
SensitivityType : Standard Output Sensitivity
ExifVersion : 0230
DateTimeOriginal : 2017:06:13 15:21:19
CreateDate : 2017:06:13 15:21:19
ComponentsConfiguration : Y, Cb, Cr, -
CompressedBitsPerPixel : 3.2
ApertureValue : 2.0
BrightnessValue : 8.3
ExposureCompensation : 0
MaxApertureValue : 2.0
MeteringMode : Multi-segment
LightSource : Unknown
Flash : No Flash
FocalLength : 1.3 mm
MakerNoteType : Rdc
FirmwareVersion : 1.82
SerialNumber : (00000000)00268969
RecordingFormat : JPEG
Accelerometer : 357.1 0.3
Compass : 22.5
ExposureProgram : Auto
WhiteBalance : Auto
UserComment :
FlashpixVersion : 0100
ColorSpace : sRGB
ExifImageWidth : 2048
ExifImageHeight : 1024
InteropIndex : R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB)
InteropVersion : 0100
ExposureMode : Auto
SceneCaptureType : Standard
Sharpness : Normal
GPSVersionID : 2.3.0.0
GPSImgDirectionRef : True North
GPSImgDirection : 22.5
Compression : JPEG (old-style)
ThumbnailOffset : 58496
ThumbnailLength : 3365
XMPToolkit : RICOH THETA S Ver1.82
ProjectionType : equirectangular
UsePanoramaViewer : True
CroppedAreaImageWidthPixels : 2048
CroppedAreaImageHeightPixels : 1024
FullPanoWidthPixels : 2048
FullPanoHeightPixels : 1024
CroppedAreaLeftPixels : 0
CroppedAreaTopPixels : 0
PoseHeadingDegrees : 22.5
PosePitchDegrees : 0.3
PoseRollDegrees : -2.9
ImageWidth : 2048
ImageHeight : 1024
EncodingProcess : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
BitsPerSample : 8
ColorComponents : 3
YCbCrSubSampling : YCbCr4:2:2 (2 1)
Aperture : 2.0
ImageSize : 2048x1024
RicohPitch : 0.3
RicohRoll : -2.89999999999998
ShutterSpeed : 1/3000
ThumbnailImage : (Binary data 3365 bytes, use -b option to extract)
FocalLength35efl : 1.3 mm
LightValue : 13.6

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hi that is one for @codetricity :grinning:

I’ve only used some of the metadata. The ones I use focus on the camera orientation that then affects how the image looks when it is displayed. I think the data is mostly useful for an application, not an end-user. If you have camera inside of a car and you want the default view to show a different part of a car, you can adjust the metadata instead of editing the entire image.

The most common metadata to adjust or read is this:

PosePitchDegrees : 0.3
PoseRollDegrees : -2.9
Make : RICOH
Model : RICOH THETA S
Orientation : Horizontal (normal)
ImageWidth : 2048
ImageHeight : 1024
InitialViewHeadingDegrees

The GPS information might be interesting to an end-user, but that requires a GPS module or a mobile phone.

Jason Charcalla has a GPS module attached to a Raspberry Pi.